Counting Principle, Permutation or Combination?

Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. Rylan's basketball team has 11 players.  How many ways can his coach choose five starting players?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. Sarah plays softball over the summer.. If there are 10 players on the team, how many ways can the coach make a batting order?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. There are 125 juniors at the high school. How many ways can they elect a president, vice president and secretary?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. Determine the number of 4-letter arrangements that can be made using the word RHOMBUS.

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. Ashlyn needs to bring a dessert to her dinner party. If the bakery has eight pies to choose from, how many ways can Ashlyn choose three?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. In the orchestra, there are eight violinists in the front row. How many different ways can they be seated?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. Erik gets to choose from five cake flavors and three topping flavors. If he can only choose one of each flavor, how many cakes are possible?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. There are 14 candy bars for sale. How many ways can Andy choose five of them?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. There are 12 kinds of Girl Scout cookies for sale. How many ways can Rachel choose three different kinds to buy?

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Decide whether the following situation is the counting principle, a permutation or a combination. The Nebraska license plate has 6 characters, each one filled with a number (0-9) or a letter. How many license plates are possible?

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